Sawbuck



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL D. PALMER,` OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

SAWBUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,601, dated December11,1 894.

Application iiled February 28, 1894. Serial No. 501,886. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUELl D. PALMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sawbucks, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to construct aknock down sawbuck whichis readily placed together for use, and when separated may be foldedinto a small compass.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is

an isometrical representation of a saw buck embodying my improvementsplaced together in position ready for use. Fig. 2, is a face and edgeelevation of the center portion of the lengthwise bar 3. Fig. 3, is aface and edge representation of the center portion of the lengthwisebar 1. Fig. 4,l is a face and edge representation of` the lower end ofthe lengthwise bar 3. l

The lengthwise bar 1, has its inner face near its upper end providedwith edge recesses 2, which are deeper at their upper ends and taperingtoward the edge of the bar, and are undercut in dove tailed form, andthe lengthwise bar 3, near its upper end is provided with a dovetailedrecessft,cutcrosswise of thebarand at an angle thereto, and is otsuch dimensions that when placed against the inner tace of thelengthwise bar 1, and to the upper end of the edge undercuts it willdrop into position and when the bar 1, is forced in its lengthwisedirection the two lengthwise bars will lock themselves together formingone of the ends of the saw buck as shown at Fig. 1, the other end of thesaw buck being fort-ned in the same manner. The inner faces of thelengthwise bars 3, below their connection with the lengthwise bars 1,are provided with dove tailed grooves 5, which are tapering in theirlengthwise direction as shown at Fig. 4, and the ends of the cross bars6, are cut in dove tailed form, and tapering so that when they areplaced in position Within the dove tailed grooves 5, and driven downwarda connection will be formed between the ends ot' the saw buck as shownat Fig. l. By this arrangement of parts a saw buck is constructed whichwill be very strong, and the weight of the wood to be sawed placedwithin the upper ends of the frame will tend to further drive the partstogether, and aframe constructed after this manner is very easily takenapart for shipment, and it will be noticed that no other means areemployed to hold the parts together than the tapering dove tails, and anunobstructed space is left above the cross bars 6.

The upper ends of the lengthwise bars 3, are provid ed with a verticalnotch 7, within which may be seated the trunnions of a revolving churnor other vessel thereby utilizing the frame as a churn support.

I claim as my invention- A frame having two ends, each composed of twolengthwise bars the meeting face of one bar provided with edge recessesdeeper at their upper ends and tapering toward the edge of the bar andan undercut in dove tailed form, the meeting face of the other blarprotion of the first mentioned bar, and braces connecting the ends.

SAMUEL D. PALMER.

Witnesses:

A. O. Bruant., E. BEHEL.

